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Talent: Specialists in Generative AI Expand Their Leadership into New Areas
The hiring of professionals with expertise in generative AI is beginning to extend beyond the Technology and Data departments at Peruvian companies. For now, banks and insurance companies are leading the trend.
Executives with firsthand experience in generative artificial intelligence (AI) are beginning to take on leadership roles even outside of companies’ IT departments.
Today, companies that have already adopted generative AI are attracting and recruiting leaders to guide their adoption process across various business areas. “The leader’s career path, at this point, takes a back seat. Most roles have a technological foundation, but it will depend heavily on the specialty. We’re not just talking about [technical] roles that develop models,” explains Mónica Hinostroza, Talent Acquisition Manager at BCP, who currently works with risk and compliance experts on AI projects.
The mission of these professionals is to guide their teams in the use of generative AI. Their responsibilities include “improving the activities and processes in their areas through the implementation of AI tools. And fostering a culture within the team and the company that embraces AI,” explains Felipe Valdez, Senior Manager of the Tech & Innovation Division at Cornerstone.
With that goal in mind, for example, Rimac recruited 26 professionals in 2023. “45% of our hires have knowledge of AI and generative AI, even though they are not working directly in the AI, Data, and Analytics departments. By 2024, we expect to increase or maintain that percentage,” notes Carolina Peñaflor, the company’s Executive Vice President of Talent and Transformation. Currently, the company is seeking to maximize the use of Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI assistant, in its teams’ daily work. Meanwhile, in October 2023, BCP created an Artificial Intelligence department to establish guidelines for AI use within the bank.
For now, the team consists of eight members with five open positions. In the coming months, this trend is expected to spread beyond banking and insurance, the sectors currently leading the way. However, the increased demand for professionals with expertise in generative AI could make hiring more challenging. “There will be a shortage of the necessary talent,” warns Ricardo Fernández Ribbeck, managing partner at Amrop Peru.
